Thanks to all who visit this site, today is the 11th anniversary of  Mom's passing  - may her memory bring you a smile!
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Today is Mom's birthday (she would have been 80), and tomorrow is Mother's Day - thanks to all who visit, and a happy Mother's Day to all mothers everywhere!

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Today is the 10th anniversary of Mom's passing - seems like yesterday sometimes, and other times, so long ago.  Even though our lives go on, she is greatly missed still.

Thank you to all who have stopped by over the years, and may your thoughts of Alma still bring you fond memories!
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5/7/21

had a hectic couple of days, and I didn't get a chance to commemorate Mom's birthday


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2/19/21

hard to believe it's been 8 years - thanks to all of you  who stop by to remember!

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a happy Mother's Day to all mothers everywhere
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5/6/20

Happy Birthday, Mom - your 77th, and thanks to all who visit and keep her memory alive!
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2/20/20

got busy yesterday and didn't get a chance to edit the timeline - thank you to all who visit the
site, and remember Mom.


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5/6/19


Happy Birthday on what would be your 76th, Mom - and thanks to all 

who visit this site..




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2/19/19

Thinking of Mom today, of course... thanks to all who visit, it is greatly appreciated!



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5/6/18

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Thinking of her today, which would have been her 75th birthday - also thinking of Aunt Shirley (Shirley McEvoy Lee), Mom's sister who passed away last week.

 

 

2/21/18

Apologies for the belated update, I tried again to post from a phone and it didn't work out too well...

It's been 5 years now since Mom passed away - sometimes it seems like it just happened. Thanks to all of you, of course, who visit - over 11,000 views!

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5/14/17

A happy Mother's day to all mothers, and of course I would like to wish Mom a happy Mother's Day as well. Thanks again to all who visit this site and help keep Alma's memory alive!

 

Hopefully this is somewhat legible on this site - tried posting last week and it was a disaster, I've been having all kinds of problems in the past week or so with the phone and formatting, extra/missing characters ... time to get another one I guess
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2/19/17

 

Today is the 4th anniversary of Mom's passing, it always seems to come so quickly - time flies, I guess, but our memories try to keep it on a leash...

 

As always, thanks so much to all who visit! She would be bemused at the fuss being made over her, I'm sure.

 

 

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5/6/16

Today would have been Mom's 73rd birthday - a beautiful late spring day down here in FL, unseasonably cool but sunny and just the kind of day she would have liked.

We are at over 8100 views, which I find quite amazing....

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2/19/16

We have come yet again to another anniversary of Mom's passing, and as always it's hard to believe that the day is here already. What more really needs to be said? To have known her is to miss her.

There have been over 7700 views of this page - a heartfelt thanks to all who stop by to remember!

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5/6/15

Today would have been Alma's 72nd birthday, Still working slowly but surely on a video as time and computer space allows.

Over 6300 views, that averages out to about 15-18 views every single day. Thanks to all who drop by the site!

 

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2/19/15

It doesn't seem like it, but it has been 2 years since Mom passed away. For many of us that knew and love her, today might be a bit of a speed bump in our normal routines. We all go on as we have to, of course - but she is still deeply missed.

I have been in the process off and on (as my hectic schedule allows) of making a more sophisticated video of pictures and music as an addition to what we have here at forevermissed.com. I would have liked to have had it done by today but there's a bit of a learning curve for me and a lack of time.

But soon enough, I will upload a finished video for those who would like to download it for themselves so that it can be played on a USB stick/DVD/etc. without having to access the website. There will be some new pictures as well and will be in chronological order - at some point I will update the site in a similar fashion.

(I never did find a suitable video deck to play the circa-1999 Hi-8 tape we have - the search continues)

And as always, a grateful thank you to all who have visited Alma's little corner of the Internet!

 

Chris

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5/12/14

OK, I think I have finally gotten the site to play nice-nice with my computer, or actually the other way around - as I said below in the comments, a belated Happy Birthday, Mom, and also Happy Mother's Day!

Thanks to all who have visited the site, closing in on 3500 views...

 

Chris

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2/19/14 
 

It's hard to believe it's been a year. Where does the time go? All of us go through the daily routines of our respective lives, and before you know it we are at the top of the wheel again…

Today is a little bit tough for me, and I am sure some of you may feel the same way. In the days leading up to this morning, the anniversary marking Mom's death was a bit of an abstract - an idea that was competing with lots of work, household chores, bills, etc. etc. for attention. It's not that I wasn't ever thinking about her, but finally having a day off with no distractions and a big cup of coffee has certainly put today into a clearer focus.

 As time has passed, I have noticed that I am having a harder time recalling individual memories of Mom, almost as if there are so many that I can't concentrate on one for any length of time. After I have gone through the  scanning project and  completed and organized the pictures in a meaningful way, hopefully we will have a site that's a bit more concise… right now it's getting to a point where there are too many pictures in one spot, like an endless slide show gone wrong. Too many different times, competing for memories.

 I hope in the future to have them arranged in eras, so that it might be easier to look at - depending on what the site's structure will allow me to do.

 At any rate, right now I could imagine her saying "Stop your foolishness!" so I have kept it short. As stated last year, she would not want tears or a big to-do over her, but today we will miss her still, and remember and reminisce a bit more than usual.

And as usual, thanks to all who have passed by here to have a look.. 


Chris 

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1/6/14

Happy New Year and a belated happy holidays to all! Dad came down to Florida this Christmas and brought the box of old negatives I asked him to bring, and wouldn't you know, I got that film scanner as a Christmas gift that I had talked about in the previous update...

It has been slow going, but the box of negatives has revealed many images that we hadn't seen in decades. Dad has uploaded a few vintage pictures of Mom, and I will be uploading more pictures as I come across them. The pictures span several decades and locales - some color, some old black and white..... but will no doubt be interesting for many of us to see. 

Thanks to all of you who visit the site!



Chris

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8/22/13

Well, it's been a shade over 6 months now since Mom passed away, been thinking about her quite a bit lately.

And as luck would have it, I stumbled upon a couple more pictures while I was visiting Angela - and she also had a small box of very vintage slides from the late 60's (back when everyone used to bore all thier friends and relatives with thier vacation pictures!).

I uploaded one slide scan, which is admittedly of poor quality, but my plan is to scan the slides and the giant pile of negatives we have with a proper photo scanner. I suspect there are a lot of pictures that have not been seen in years, or the prints are long gone.

Dan and I have not yet managed to link up to get the video transferred, hopefully we can do that soon.

A special shout out to the newly married couple, Andrew and Rebecca Dawson - two of Mom's favorite people!

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5/06/2013

A happy post Cinco De Mayo to all (somewhat of an excuse for an informal holiday here in Florida, I suspect it goes un-noticed in The Great White North).

As it turns out, Sies De Mayo.... The Sixth Of May.... is Alma's birthday, and she would have turned 70 today.

It's a beautiful day in FL, unseasonably cool in the low-mid 70's in the late morning - a perfect day for her to open the windows and sliding glass door, and have a cup of tea. 

I have uploaded the soundtrack playlists that i talked about a couple of weeks ago, and at some point when Dan and I can get together, we'll be going through some old video tapes to see if we have any footage of Mom - I seem to recall taking some when we visited them in London in 1999. But, my old video player doesn't want to work anymore so I'll borrow one of Dan's to see if there's anything on the tapes.

Thanks again to all who stop by the site, hopefully the weather is as nice wherever all of you may be!

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4/13/2013

    Alrighty - seems like it's always user error or using an outdated browser...

I have managed to upload another soundtrack to fill in some of the blanks of Mom's favorite music - as always, plenty of old country and 60's/70's classic Jamaican music - but also her "new age" favorites such as Phil Coulter and even a bit of Gaither gospel  and good ol' Stompin' Tom Connors (an extra special RIP and tip o' the hat to the recently departed Mr. Connors, the iconic and much loved king of Canadian country music!). 

So, lots of music, i will probably cycle between the old soundtrack and new one from time to time.

there have been a few people who have liked the old soundtrack enough to comment or email, etc. - i'll make a song list for both at some point, as some of the tunes are a bit obscure for those who aren't record collector nerds (like me).

   And finally for now, somehow this little page has generated over a thousand views!  thanks to all who have had a look - i try and add some content whenever i can ( Dad is a big contributor as well ) to keep myself amused and to keep the site interesting for others who may also like to drop in and visit.

as always, thanks again for looking!

Chris

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3/18/2013

  Been busy getting back into the grind of daily life back in Florida, but I do have more pictures to put up and another soundtrack that doesn't want to upload.... tomorrow I'll be working on both of those issues. Thanks to all who have visited the page, I can't believe there have been so many views...

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2/27/2013:

   Our family would like to take this opportunity to thank all the well-wishers who stopped by for the visitation on Sunday, and also to those who attended the service on Monday morning. We were utterly amazed at the number of people who came out - I would estimate 200 people or better for the visitation, and not too many short of that for the service.

  We would also like to thank the many people who have offered their time, food, support, etc. - far too many to list here, but please know that we are very grateful for all of your assistance, and it has made the burden of Alma's passing much easier to bear. To friends and family who helped care for her during her declining health, we also offer our sincerest thanks. It is clear that she was loved by many here in the area where she was born and raised.

  This site will remain here indefinitely, in order for those of her friends that didn't find out right away to have a chance to put up a picture, say something, or just look around. And of course, for those of us in the future who may just wish to visit to look at pictures, and reminisce, and hopefully have a chuckle or two. I still have a fair amount of pictures to go through and scan, I am sure there will be some good ones to put up!

Again, we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your support and kind words.


my sincerest regards,

Chris Hawkes

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Thank you on behalf of our family for visiting this memorial page dedicated to the memory of Alma A. Hawkes, my mother. If you knew her at some point and you wish to, please feel free to leave a comment, or a story, or even upload a picture.

  This will be a work in progress for me initially, as I try and remember things, find pictures, etc. that made up the essence of who she was - she lived in many different places and lived an interesting, if somewhat shortened life. Some visitors will know her from the years she spent living and working in Clearwater, FL, and others still will remember her during her time spent living, at various times, in Jamaica, India, England, and The Philippines  as well as in several places in Canada.

     Her international friends are especially encouraged to leave a comment - after all, this site exists to bring together all of her friends from the four corners of the Earth, and from all eras of her life.

     So, although we are very sad to see her go and will miss her greatly, let's remember the good times and stories - because she wasn't one to have people feeling sorry for her, and wouldn't want us to shed too many a tear for her, unless it was for a good laugh....

 

edit: For those who are looking for more information re: the viewing/visitation, flowers, etc., you can find the information via the following link for Davidson's Funeral Home:

http://www.davidsonsfh.com/obituaries/Details.aspx?f=25152

Additionally, for those who really do wish to send flowers, I am told that Brookdale Nursery is a local florist. Their number is (506) 622-3424.... and a bit more digging has even turned up a website:

http://www.brookdaleflowershop.com

To all of you in advance, we thank you for your condolences - they are gratefully appreciated. Thanks again for taking the time to look!